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Forged sampler: T.70-1938

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Maker(s)

Maker: Hart, A

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Sampler, unbleached canvas, embroidered with polychrome silks and wool in cross-stitch. The top has a band with capital letters, A to H, worked with each letter in duplicate. Below this two repeat border patterns are placed horizontally with in the interspaces the name and date 'A. Hart 1691' and detached motifs (Baskets, flowering plants, lozenges and sprigs).

Legal notes

Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 27.9 cm
Length: 11 in
Width: 28.6 cm
Width: 11.1/4 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs

Dating

19th Century
After 1801 - Before 1900

Note

The date '1691' is forged

Materials used in production

polychrome Wool
polychrome Silk
unbleached Canvas

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Sampler, unbleached canvas, embroidered with polychrome silks and wool in cross-stitch
Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.70-1938
Primary reference Number: 110801

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 28 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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